Election Fraud: Detecting and Deterring Electoral by R. Michael Alvarez

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By R. Michael Alvarez

Allegations of fraud have marred fresh elections worldwide, from Russia and Italy to Mexico and the us. Such fees elevate basic questions about the standard of democracy in every one state. but election fraud and, extra extensively, electoral manipulation stay remarkably understudied strategies. there isn't any consensus on what constitutes election fraud, not to mention tips to notice and deter it. "Election Fraud: Detecting and Deterring Electoral Manipulation" brings jointly specialists on election legislations, election management, and U.S. and comparative politics to handle those severe issues.The first a part of the publication, which opens with an essay through Craig Donsanto of the U.S. division of Justice, examines the U.S. figuring out of election fraud in comparative standpoint. within the moment a part of the publication, D. Roderick Kiewiet, Jonathan N. Katz, and different students of U.S. elections draw on a wide selection of resources, together with survey facts, incident experiences, and state-collected fraud allegations, to degree the level and nature of election fraud within the usa. ultimately, the 3rd a part of the ebook analyzes ideas for detecting and very likely deterring fraud. those thoughts comprise either statistical research, as Walter R. Mebane, Jr. and Peter Ordeshook clarify, and the now common perform of election tracking, which Alberto Simpser examines in an interesting essay.

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